![]() ![]() But Franco’s Mike is a chemistry experiment that went awry. Tim has a running gag with sex positions/sex workers that never lands, but the script keeps pummeling it. And they aren’t.ĭan is believable-if not necessarily funny, save how he ends FaceTime calls-but his team isn’t. them narrative all the characters are treated with respect (even Chuck isn’t made to be an outright ice-queen movie villain), but-while that’s commendable-that removal of meanness means that the characters need to be funny on their own. Dan’s team was bullied by the corporate world, while the kids at the hostel are having fun for the first time in their lives. For example, for a film that is marketing itself as a big road trip comedy, the gotta-have-it bong scene is a smoking scene amongst a group of the young and old alike, talking about how enhanced bullying has gotten-it used to end at the last school bell, now it follows you home via Facebook, Instagram, email, etc-in a youth hostel. Scott (who’s Canadian) actually handles the culture clash way better than most bruuh comedies this trip isn’t for America-and it thankfully, also never desires to assert alpha-male status-no, it’s for underdogs everywhere. They think they’re going to Maine for a handshake, but they’re actually in competition with Chuck, and to close the deal they have to go to Germany-during the G-8 Summit (protests!), Oktoberfest (beers!), and Germany’s largest gay festival (penises!). Tim could use the sale because he wants to get a divorce, Mike could use the sale because he lives in a group home, and Dan could use the sale to put his son into private school where he thinks there’ll be less bullying about his weight. Flash forward a year later, and Dan’s team is about to get their first big sales contract. ![]() In an ensuing parking lot revolution, Dan hires Tim (Wilkinson) who Chuck just cut loose due to his age, and Mike (Franco) who just interviewed for a position to replace Tim. Unfinished Business starts with a barracuda businesswoman with a man’s name, Chuck (Miller), telling Dan (Vaughn)-who’s just returned from making a sale-that everyone has to take a five percent pay cut. Vaughn is surrounded by hijinks, but his whole character arc is to be able to tell his kids, “it gets better.” That, and put them into private school, because apparently the only way to lessen bullying is to pay for smaller classes. Sometimes they get them, but often times the material misses-but at least they’re trying. His costars-Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, and Nick Frost-are tasked with most of the jokes. But that doesn’t mean it should be near humorless. I almost feel guilty for picking on this movie. ![]()
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